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Tomorow's Song

When silence holds its breath, tomorrow decides whether love will sing or fade.

By The Writer...A_AwanPublished 3 months ago 3 min read

The night time become stressed. Rain tapped against the window like a secret code, each drop echoing within the hole room. A unmarried candle burned at the table, its flame trembling as although it carried the burden of 1000 unanswered questions.

For years, someone were ready—expecting a promise, looking forward to a go back, watching for tomorrow’s tune to subsequently be sung. The vow had been easy: “no matter how some distance i am going, tomorrow will convey us lower back collectively.” however day after today had stretched into weeks, then months, then years. Silence had replaced words, and lack had changed presence.

yet the candle become in no way extinguished. each night it become lit once more, no longer out of truth, however out of defiance. It have become greater than a symbol of affection—it have become a image of persistence.

In this typhoon-soaked night, the flame flickered strangely. It bent low, then flared excessive, as though it were listening. The air thickened with suspense. was this the instant? become the next day subsequently arriving?

Footsteps echoed out of doors. slow. Heavy. deliberate. The door creaked open, and a figure regarded in the mist. Worn by years, wearing shadows in their eyes, they paused at the brink.

“You saved the light,” the voice whispered. The respond became constant, even though the coronary heart trembled. “I saved the promise.”

However promises are fragile matters. Suspense lingered within the silence between them. Why had the years stretched so long? Why had the silence been so merciless?

“I wanted to return sooner,” the parent said, “however lifestyles trapped me—debts, mistakes, picks I couldn’t undo. on every occasion I thought of giving up, I remembered this flame. It saved me alive. but I feared you had allow it die.” The candle flickered again, casting shadows across their faces. Suspense hung heavy. would the flame be extinguished, finishing the chapter for all time? Or wouldn't it burn brighter, risking another heartbreak?

The hand reached for the candle, palms brushing the warm glass. reminiscences surged—loneliness, doubt, nights of depression. but additionally laughter, dreams, and the belief that day after today should still convey wish. The candle changed into lifted, placed between them. “This flame survived storms, silence, and sorrow. If it can live on all that, possibly we can too.”

Tears filled the eyes of the only who had again. They did not take the candle. They took the hand that held it. The rain eased, and stars pierced the fog. For the first time in years, suspense dissolved into readability. The candle glowed gradually, now not trembling, as if it had in the end located its purpose. day after today’s music turned into not a ghost. It become alive, ready to be sung—not as a promise of reunion, however as a hymn of resilience.

And because the candle burned regular, the suspense melted into some thing brighter—hope. The long silence had not destroyed the promise; it had converted it. day after today’s music became now not approximately looking forward to someone else to go back, however approximately locating the courage to rise, to dream, and to sing for oneself. With each heartbeat, the melody grew stronger, carrying the reality that even after storms and shadows, day after today can nevertheless carry mild. The flame became no longer fragile—it was a beacon, guiding the manner towards new beginnings and a lifestyles full of energy, love, and possibility.

The silence broke into light, and the flame no longer trembled.Tomorrow’s song rose softly, carrying hope through the shadows. What was once suspense became strength, a melody of courage. And in that music, the heart finally found its way home.

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About the Creator

The Writer...A_Awan

16‑year‑old Ayesha, high school student and storyteller. Passionate about suspense, emotions, and life lessons...

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